What models are available at the Off-Roadeo?

[briankb66]

My wife and I are going to Moab on 6/26 and are wondering if other models will be available to drive besides the Badlands? We own a Wildtrak and would love to get a feel for it's capabilities during rock climbing. We are going to spend a few days after the Off-Roadeo exploring Moab trails. TIA

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[SevenT]

My wife and I just did it at the beginning of May and I believe I saw some WTs there. All others are BLs.

 

[JDav]

Mostly Badlands with SAS when I was there last year
There was at least 1 non-SAS badlands and I think a WT

 

[BigBend530]

The short answer is it varies depending on cycling of vehicles. We were there on 5/22. In the "not ready to drive" area there were a few 2 door and we have a 2 door and hoped to use one but when we went out to the line of vehicles, they were all 4 door. SAS and non-SAS Badlands and then a few Wildtrak. My girlfriend quickly picked a Catcus Gray one to drive only to realize after all were picked that it was non-SAS. Handled things just like the SAS versions. The Wildtraks there did not have Hoss 3.0 if yours does.

 

[Beach_Bum]

The short answer is it varies depending on cycling of vehicles. We were there on 5/22. In the "not ready to drive" area there were a few 2 door and we have a 2 door and hoped to use one but when we went out to the line of vehicles, they were all 4 door. SAS and non-SAS Badlands and then a few Wildtrak. My girlfriend quickly picked a Catcus Gray one to drive only to realize after all were picked that it was non-SAS. Handled things just like the SAS versions. The Wildtraks there did not have Hoss 3.0 if yours does.

Quoting for emphasis. There are a fleet of vehicles that are in constant rotation. One thing is certain is that they will either all have Sasquatch package or stock Badlands. There will be no HOSS 1.0 stock rigs.

I was fortunate to grab the only 2-dr in Austin on the day that I attended. I was lamenting facing certain death as I've always said I wouldn't be caught dead driving a moar door. Thankfully, there was lone VB 2-dr BaseSquatch that saved me the indignity.

 

[RagnarKon]

As others have mentioned, it depends on the vehicles they have in rotation at that time.

Generally speaking they try to have largely 4-door V6 Badlands Sasquatch. Reason why is because they want to show you all of the technology available on the Bronco, and the Badlands trim is the only trim that has all of the gadgets.

When I attended the here was the breakdown:

• (2) 4-Door Black Diamond Sasquatch
• (1) 2-Door Badlands
• (1) 2-Door Badlands Sasquatch
• (~20) 4-Door Badlands Sasquatch

 

[helifino16]

I was lucky enough to snag one of the two 2Dr Wildtraks in NH a couple weekends ago (just ahead of another couple eyeing it). I found features about the Cameras in 4L that I'd not found before. There were lots of BLs, but also a couple non-SAS available there. Have a great day!

 

[briankb66]

Thank you to everyone for the input, it all makes total sense now.

 

[Moto26]

Moab last October, all were 4-doors. One non-Sas Badlands, the rest Sas-equipped, consisting of a variety of OBX, BD, BB, BL, and one WT. Not sure if they were all 2.7, but probably most...

The Badlands did everything the Squatches did, but there were just a couple of spots it dragged a little bit of rear bumper...

 

[351W-Bronco]

I wasn't surprised, but I was still disappointed that last month at Moab Off-Roadeo, there were no manual transmission Broncos to drive. I expected it, but I was hoping there would be a lone, dusty, manual transmission rig, forgotten in the corner somewhere.

 

[RagnarKon]

I wasn't surprised, but I was still disappointed that last month at Moab Off-Roadeo, there were no manual transmission Broncos to drive. I expected it, but I was hoping there would be a lone, dusty, manual transmission rig, forgotten in the corner somewhere.

They had a handful in Austin when they launched the Off-Roadeo, but it didn’t go well at all so they got swapped out pretty quickly.

The reality of the situation is that taking someone from “never off-roaded before” to “hey look at me doing some decent rock crawling” in a single day is a big ask for a lot of people, so the vehicles themselves almost have to be over-capable to support that.

You could easily do most of the Off-Roadeo with a Black Diamond non-Sasquatch. BUT, not everyone attending the Off-Roadeo is capable of doing that, so they have to stack the deck a bit by giving most people a Badlands Sasquatch with all of the cool technology that doesn’t come with the manual trans or the 2.3L.

 

[351W-Bronco]

They had a handful in Austin when they launched the Off-Roadeo, but it didn’t go well at all so they got swapped out pretty quickly.

The reality of the situation is that taking someone from “never off-roaded before” to “hey look at me doing some decent rock crawling” in a single day is a big ask for a lot of people, so the vehicles themselves almost have to be over-capable to support that.

You could easily do most of the Off-Roadeo with a Black Diamond non-Sasquatch. BUT, not everyone attending the Off-Roadeo is capable of doing that, so they have to stack the deck a bit by giving most people a Badlands Sasquatch with all of the cool technology that doesn’t come with the manual trans or the 2.3L.

I get it, but to the best of my knowledge, the only "toy" that doesn't come with the manual/2.3 combo is Trail Turn Assist.

 

[Moto26]

I wasn't surprised, but I was still disappointed that last month at Moab Off-Roadeo, there were no manual transmission Broncos to drive. I expected it, but I was hoping there would be a lone, dusty, manual transmission rig, forgotten in the corner somewhere.

They probably couldn't keep up with all the clutch replacements necessary if they provided manuals. They would be getting hammered constantly by people who aren't that good with a clutch...

 

[RagnarKon]

I get it, but to the best of my knowledge, the only "toy" that doesn't come with the manual/2.3 combo is Trail Turn Assist.

There are two more:

• Trail Turn Assist
• Trail Control
• Trail One-Pedal Drive

Trail Turn Assist is a hyper-situational feature and in my opinion is more of a party trick than an actual useful feature. The other two, on the other hand, are extremely handy—especially for those new to off-roading.

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